Northern accents are becoming more similar, suggests new research

The accents of educated city dwellers across the North of England are becoming more similar, according…

Pandemic disproportionately affects scientists with young children

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate, negative impact on the careers of scientists with young…

Boosting immune memory could reduce cancer recurrence

A new study on how immune memory can be targeted and improve immunotherapy and prevent cancer…

New study shows how plants regulate their growth-inhibiting hormones to survive

Scientists have, for the first time, observed one of the natural mechanisms underlying the regulation of…

Renewable energy transition makes dollars and sense

Ne research has disproved the claim that the transition to renewable electricity systems will harm the…

Tracking particles containing charm quarks offers insight into how quarks combine

Nuclear physicists are trying to understand how particles called quarks and gluons combine to form hadrons,…

Studying whales with high-tech tools

Scanning the airwaves over Monterey Bay with a hand-held antenna, Stanford University researchers listen for blue…

Earth's Beauty from Above

The crew snapped this starry nighttime shot of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities on the…

How best to burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk

New research into the complexities of prescribed burning across varied landscapes and weather conditions is supporting…

Ideal method for rapid disease testing

In the pandemic age of telehealth and new technologies, remote site lab or point-of-care (POC) testing…